How many moles of oxygen are produced from the decomposition of 3.4g of hydrogen peroxide?

How many molecules of O2 are produced?

2 answers

write the balanced equation:

2H2O2>>2H2O + O2

how many moles of H2O2 is in 3.4 g?

molesH2O2=3.4/34=.1moles

so with the mole ratio in the balanced equation, you get half that of O2, or .05 moles O2
2H2O2 ==> 2H2O + O2
How many moles do you have in 3.4 g H2O2?
3.4/molar mass H2O2 = approximately 0.1.
You get 1 mol O2 for every 2 mol H2O2.
To convert to molecules, remember that there are 6.02E23 molecules in 1.0 mol.